RE: Cue the drama queens
Good points blackdog!
If OBE/BNE deal were to go through (which looks highly unlikely) think a rotation out of BNE would occur as combined entity lacks color and appears to be a nebulous proposition to investors.
Any manipulation of OBE stock price perceived or otherwise would end and I would anticipate downward movement in the share price of OBE subsequently. Between the lines you can read this fear in the words of pro-merger OBE proponents.
Standalone BNE would re-rate higher based on $3 CF per share and $30 million in FCF towards $6 a share.